Question

Three friends all live on the same street that runs west to east. Beth lives 5 blocks from Al. Carl lives 3 blocks from Beth. If the street is represented by a number line and Al's house is located at 0, what are the possible locations for Carl's house? The possible locations for Carl's house are

Answer 1

Beth lives 5 blocks from Al.

Carl lives 3 blocks from Beth, so he can live 2 or 8 blocks from Al.

Al house is located at 0.

So, the possible locations for Carl's house are: -8, -2, 2 , 8